"Well, thats about it!" After telling the complicated past, pudding sighed helplessly, burped and made a conclusion.
"—— And what happened to Na-jun? What happened to him afterwards?"
"Ajun, hes become as silent as before, and we see each other less and less..."
Then, with a dazed look in his eyes, Biding sighed. How much better it would have been if it had not been so... Indeed, this was by no means Bidings own imagination.
Although in the following period of time, Laner would go to Ah Jun whenever she had time, and Biding also tried to get close to him, Ah Jun still made a silent determination to keep a good distance from everyone, especially Biding.
As a result, by the fourth grade, Ah Jun had almost returned to what he was like when he first went to school, and his physical symptoms had deteriorated again.
However, one crisis has been alleviated. Now, few students will take the initiative to provoke Ah Jun —— If there is one, the next day, that person will surely become like a pigs head. Because, Biding began to secretly and silently protect his friend.
But later, LAN er had to attend a girls middle school with a boarding system and a lot of school work on weekends, so she had less and less chance to accompany Ah Jun —— but the boy had already got used to this kind of life and was strong enough to adapt.
Of course, the calm couldnt last forever. Those small eyes that had been watching Ah Jun all along were finally ready to meet this old classmate in person. He was none other than the mastermind behind the last time when Biding forced Ah Jun into a frenzy—Bidings little benefactor, the son of the Dongfang familys largest clan, the deputy mayors second son, the old mayors grandson, and Orange Youngster!
Cheng Shaos academic performance was outstanding, ranking second only to Ah Jun. Though he relentlessly pursued excellence, he never surpassed ——. Born into an affluent family with golden spoon privilege, he possessed exceptional physical attributes and remarkable talent. While his foundational skills were slightly inferior to Budings, his magical arts demonstrated superior mastery. Not only did he unlock the forehead seal technique at a young age, but he also mastered the familys exclusive secret artistry.
This orange boy and Ah Jun are classmates, who are outstanding in study and other aspects, and have a high mass base. Everything is good, but the theoretical performance is always suppressed by Ah Jun, and he has never won a victory.
So Ching Shao was desperate for a chance, even once, to beat Ah Jun —— so that he could have a reason to look up and make his father look at him.
His twisted psychology is also related to his brother, a former top student and the first student in school, his fathers pride, the psychological shadow left on him by this, and the indirect pressure brought by Ah Jun, a new top student.
As a result, the seeds of hostility are growing, and the orange is eager to show its opponents a little color.
Among the schools small groups, Orange was much bigger than pudding——. However, despite having many followers, the young master did not allow his own people to appear, but instead used money to find a third party like pudding who did not know what was wrong as a gun bearer.
But things were different now. With Biding protecting him, almost no one would dare provoke Ah Jun anymore. Of course, Young Master Cheng wouldnt fear Biding either, but to carefully find a way to vent his pent-up anger, he still planned a series of actions.
Budding looked a little helpless and confused about why the orange boy had such an obsession and hatred for Ah Jun, this poor man ——However, he could only help Ah Jun as much as possible in secret.
In truth, Ah Jun had long been aware of his old classmates intentions—— As the military maxim states, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle." While he remained largely unaffected initially, his opponent was not about to let this go. After thoroughly analyzing the details of that incident, Young Master Cheng refined his strategy and tactics.
One day after school, Ah Jun went home as usual, but now he was no longer the shy kid he used to be. He even looked forward to getting home because these days, his little sister would wait for him at the doorstep with her kitten.
—— The picture, well, Ah Jun thought it was very happy!
That evening, as he approached the neighborhood intersection, he was suddenly surrounded by a group of boys around his age—Orange Youngs team. The children began mimicking adult tones, executing their carefully devised psychological tactics —— Orange Young well understood the military wisdom that "winning a city requires winning hearts."
In fact, Ah Juns academic performance and martial arts theory are good, and his basic skills are impeccable. However, due to his physical and natural talent, although he studied hard from an early age, his mastery of techniques and methods is still lagging behind, and he is at the bottom of his class and even grade.
Generally speaking, third grade students are basically able to or will be able to open the seal, but Ah Jun is not even visible, let alone any ability.
The forehead print is the unique symbol of the guardian clan. It is located in the singularity print hall between the forehead, which is similar to the birthmark. It is born naturally but recessive, and can only be mastered and manifested through professional training and permanent exercise.
This training process is what every little guardian like Ah Jun needs to learn, the basic requirement for graduation from the Little Guardian School, the threshold for entering a higher level of learning, and the standard for the application of ability.
When confronted with this psychological trap, Ah Jun—unfazed by the situation—chose to ignore it and keep heading home, not wanting his sister to worry about him. Yet the enemies wouldnt let up, using him as a human shield in a human wave tactic to block Ah Juns breakthrough, then maintaining their offensive momentum with new tactics.
Gradually, the tactic began to work. Ah Jun became a little irritable. Just then, there was a sudden meow—— A kitten. Xiao Fei had come here at some unknown time.
Then, he skillfully jumped onto Ah Juns shoulder and appeared in front of the group of naughty children with a huge black shadow.
—— What is this?
Jianzhao was certainly a little surprised, but after studying the relationship between the kitten and the shadow, he suddenly understood something in his heart —— it seemed that when he was a child, one night, he had also seen such a scene in a daze.
Then Ah Jun heard all kinds of cries for help. He looked around and saw that all the cries for help came from the same group of children who had been so arrogant and triumphant just now. In a flash, almost all the enemies had fled!
At this moment, only one person remained in Ah Juns sight. He didnt even run —— Hmm... This person seemed to have some courage. When Ah Jun approached and took a closer look, he realized that the classmate wasnt actually unwilling to run... Instead, he saw the persons legs trembling and his pants still damp with water stains.
So, the kind Ah Jun thought for a moment and understood something. He immediately took off his coat to put it on the other person, but the little student did not buy it. He just gathered up the courage to say a word to Ah Jun in his own dialect diss and ran away...
—— Oh, my goodness, I was treated like a donkey.
However, what made the child feel more distressed was that the words of the pupil just now, after being translated to Ah Juns heart, completely pierced his originally fragile heart —— The child stood at the intersection for half a while, did not speak, and even did not respond to the kittens call.
And those emotions that had been building up in the childs body began to get out of control. At this moment, his intuition told him that —— run... you will not be swallowed!
So, next, Ah Jun did not choose to go home, but ran straight through the door of the house, toward the east gate, running as fast as he could, with his eyes closed.
At this point, the kitten had been afraid to hide in the hat, unable to look directly, until Ah Jun stopped—— at this time, they are already in a small forest, and Ah Jun is already out of breath.
So he bent down, touched the big rock, prepared to sit down and rest, then took out a snack from his arms to relieve his discomfort, while the kitten had come outside and meowed beside him, comforting him not to think too much.
It has to be said that the advice from intuition really worked —— Soon, Ah Jun felt much more comfortable in his heart, so he sat on a big rock and watched the beautiful scenery of nature with the kitten.
The sunset in the evening was warm and cozy on his face. The rosy sky and clouds were a perfect picture! It was the first time that Ah Jun had come out alone since he was a child, so he was worried about his familys mood, so he decided to go home immediately.
However, just as Ah Jun slowly stood up, stretched his back, and was relieved of his mood, the next moment, a violent disturbance in the distance made him unable to continue his journey. What was the situation?
—— Oh! It was a little silver fox, wagging its tail and running over to him with a smile. Behind the fox were several fierce beasts, looking resentful and covered in claw marks as if they were chasing it.
At this time, the little fox seemed to have seen Ah Jun from afar, as if he saw a savior, and rushed straight into the boys arms. The little cat was evening up its mews.
Ah Jun was at a loss. Although he was training hard, his body and ability were not enough to deal with one strange beast, let alone several of them.
In addition, Ah Jun had read many books about strange beasts, so he knew that the strange beasts following behind were not good troublemakers. They belonged to a fierce category of existence, with ugly looks and bad temper, and were particularly difficult to deal with.
Soon, the strange beasts surrounded Ah Jun and his companions, their determined smiles flashing as they prepared to capture their prey—— At this moment, the kitten leaped off Ah Juns shoulder, ready to join the fray, while the little fox remained comfortably nestled in his arms, completely still and fast asleep!
—— Ha? Is that a big heart? Hey, who are you? Are we friends... At least be alert. In this situation, youre still sleeping...
In the next scene, the kitten fights a strange beast alone, and Ah Jun is holding the fox and dodging Xizang—— But this is not a good way to go on...
Gradually, Xiao Fei grew increasingly weak, while Ah Juns body began to falter repeatedly. The strange beasts, however, remained highly agitated—— Just as the situation reached its peak, a sudden flash of white light appeared. In the blink of an eye, the ferocious beasts fell to the ground in unison. The attack was so swift and relentless that it defied comprehension.
At this point, the strange beasts were in a panic. They fell on the ground and whined —— but after a roar of a tiger, they suddenly fell silent, stopped complaining, let go of their hatred, looked up at the reinforcements again, and immediately fled in panic.
At this moment, Ah Jun and the kitten can finally relax —— take a closer look, the friend who came to rescue, turned out to be a little white tiger, isnt it so cute!
The little white tiger looked very dominant. He roared at the fleeing beasts, as if he were the king of the jungle, though not as loud.
At this time, the little fox in Ah Juns arms seemed to be awakened. It looked up at Ah Jun with its eyes closed, smelled it, and then fell asleep again —— probably because it was scared just now and tired, leaving only one or two or three... six tails shaking, looking very comfortable.
After the battle, Xiao Baihu slowly came to Ah Jun —— Then, the kitten took the initiative to come forward and talk with him, and then told Ah Jun that it was here to save us.
At this time, Ah Jun naturally held the little fox in his arms and bowed to his benefactor with gratitude, while the white tiger also returned the bow politely.
After this, through the kittens matchmaking efforts, everyone became good friends and Ah Juns new companion. Of course, there was one thing that even puzzled Ah Jun himself——: Why did he keep holding this little fox hed never met before? And why did the fox treat him with the same friendliness as a fellow creature? What was even stranger was that Ah Jun didnt show any resistance at all—this very fact left him utterly baffled.
From then on, whenever Ah Jun had spare time, he would take his kitten to the woods to meet new friends. With a meow from the kitten, Xiao Baihu would appear, and naturally, a little fox would follow suit into Ah Juns arms —— With Xiao Baihu around, they could play freely in the woods, where the forest became their new playground.
The trees here tower higher and larger than those in the city, their lush branches and leaves creating an ancient and rare atmosphere. Through the gaps in the foliage, dappled sunlight filters through, dancing and sparkling on the ground like scattered stars. The air here feels fresher, with a gentle breeze caressing the earth. Flowers and grass sway in the wind, everything pure and beautiful in its own way.
In addition, the new friends are very kind to Ah Jun. They often listen to him patiently and respond with sounds from time to time. Ah Jun will tell stories and sing songs to everyone, and sometimes he will reveal his heart.
Ah Jun also gave the little tiger a name called Xiao Bai, because he was very cute and white. Then he also gave the little fox a name called Xiao Liu Liu —— because liu Liu always made a "Liu~Liu~" sound when he was not sleeping.
The little fox is very active when he doesnt sleep, and most of the time, he just rests in Ah Juns arms. It seems like he always sleeps too little —— Well, ok, thats laziness.
While holding her close, Ah Jun observed the creatures features. He deduced its origin from the scattered clues in ancient texts. The sixth-six was likely a Sacred Beast-level being—a descendant of the legendary Nine-Tailed Fox clan from prehistoric times, as recorded in the mythical tome "Yishu Shu" (The Book of Marvelous Beasts) preserved within their family archives.
Unlike ordinary strange beasts, sacred beasts are the next stage of spiritual beasts growth and the ultimate goal of normal evolution of all strange beasts —— They not only have the most special abilities and spirituality, but also can even appear in human form and freely switch between the forms of strange beasts and humans.
However, looking at the little fox in front of me, I guess it cant change shape yet!
Moreover, the foxs whereabouts were strange. To be precise, it was certainly not a native of the woods... Because sometimes, for a long time, Ah Jun did not see it. And sometimes, Liu Liu would suddenly appear and look for Ah Jun.
In addition, there was a question that made Ah Jun very confused. He did not know why he had a special attachment to Liu Liu. He just wanted the little fox to stay with him all the time —— so, Ah Jun would occasionally confide in the sleeping little fox.
Soon, a semester of time slipped away in the joy. With the help of his new friends, Ah Juns body began to stabilize again and his mood gradually improved, which made his family, pudding and Laner very happy.
However, it is strange that for so long, Ah Juns family has never asked about the whereabouts of their child —— If it had been in the past, he would have been escorted home long ago. How could he be so free to disappear.
Fortunately, those unfamiliar with the situation might not know that Ah Juns new companions are all mythical creatures. Otherwise, this kid would likely have been accused of collaborating with foreign powers—— After all, there have been many unfounded accusations in the past... Well, while they were undoubtedly at fault, we shouldn t solely blame these outsiders. Remember, every setback teaches a lesson. Safety first and self-reliance above all!
From another perspective, perhaps those new friends were also as supportive of Ah Jun as family, so there was nothing to worry about ——. But in Bidings heart, he still felt a sense of disparity in this situation. Yet no matter what, as long as Ah Jun was doing well... He continued to quietly assist his friend and, as agreed, delivered the secret message to Lan er through a chicken feather letter.
With the concerted efforts of everyone, Ah Jun has gone through his fourth grade with ups and downs and no danger. His body has become very stable and his heart is more and more comfortable.
Sometimes, the child even felt that he would rather be with a strange beast than with anyone else, except his family and a few old friends.
Although there are many rumors and dangers about strange beasts in history books, Ah Jun thinks that this is not entirely true. Strange beasts are also good and bad, just like human beings.
Sometimes he fantasized that if he were an alien beast, he would not have to face so many troubles, and he could communicate smoothly with new friends. Because, like now, he could only sing a solo act.
"—— Little Xixiao, its time to go to bed, or the lady will blame us."